The Secret Psychedelic Drug Lab Inside a Volcano

In 2015, Hamilton visited the abandoned underground lab of a legendary psychonaut, situated in the core of a volcano. All sorts of compounds were synthesised there, including hundreds of kilos of MDMA which helped to fuel the rave revolution. Watch more from VICE TV: Sacrificing Your Life for MDMA The World’s Most Potent Psychedelic How Not to Cook Meth Chapters 0:00 The Volcano Lab 0:36 Getting In 1:06 Relics From the Past 1:30 The Lab 1:55 What Went On 2:10 The Man Behind the Lab 2:26 I Worked Here 3:10 A ’Diverse Array of Molecules’ 3:21 Continuing Shulgin’s Work 3:41 MDMA’s Legal Status 3:52 Research 4:13 Psychonaut Culture 4:43 Prohibition and Raves #VICETVArchive #HamiltonMorris Subscribe Now: